The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-22
Velox Walks Off With Seine
Big Money.
TWO RIDERS BADLY INJURED.
Carey Wins the $50 Trotting Race
Great Success of the Initial
Day of the Season.

track in excellent condition: the at
tendance was very heavy, though
hardly what it has been on previous oc-
casions, nor what it will doubtless be
tomorrow, when L. c. Lee enters in the
free-for-all.
The grand stand was well filed,
large proportion of the fair sex being
among the animated gazers; the pools,
both on the race and the Paris mutuals
OF the heats, were well patronized,
and were ably conducted by Whitehead
& Co.. the bar, under Bechtol & Sands,
with an army of aides, did tremen-
dous business; force of deputy mar
shals were on the ground to ensure
order. In the judges stand the in
imitable Register Webb. A. 6. Bast, OF
Chicago, and Ex-Governor Murray pre-
sided, though Mr.. Webb did all the &C
tive work, and, as usual, made himself
immensely popular with the crowd for
his vigorous manner OF bringing the
Jockeys to time.
THE OPENING RACE
was the trotting $50 class, purse of $4C0'
between the four foreign horses-Kate
Carey, Matte J, Disturbance and Daisy
H. They were only known here from
their records on other tracks, but Colo
RADIO and Montana horsemen were out
in sufficient force to make the pools
lively. Carey was so much Of a favor
tie that she was soon barred,
and the pools sold with Dis
turbance first choice and Daisy second.
On the start Carey shot forward and
maintained the lead beautifully to the
close, coming in first in 2.40h, Distur-
bance second, Matte j. third, Daisy n.
last.
SECOND HEAT-There was not much
life at the pools after this. The auc-
tioneer yelled himself hoarse but could
hardly get S. for the field against Carey
at $50. Carey was soon barred again,
ana pools sold on the other three horses.
Disturbance at $50 against the field at
$40. After some. scoring good start was
obtained, and Carey went directly to
her place on head, Disturbance second;
before they had progressed far Carey
went off her feet and Disturbance shot
on head, holding that position amid
cheers to the close. Disturbance first
Kate Carey second, Daisy II. third,
Mattie'J. last. Time, 1904.
THIRD HEAT i here was now babel
about the pool stands. The field went
at S55 against Carey at s42; field $50,
Carey $2I, and field $50 against Carey at
$l3. Selling was hot and lively and
kept up to the moment of starting.
Disturbance had the pole, but Carey
took it before the first eighth; half way
around Disturbance fell back and Daisy
!. took second place. Carey went on
around even as pulsation unmoVed by
the hot conflict behind her between
Disturbance and Daisy H., finally com
ing under the wire in 2.36%, Daisy
second, Disturbance close behind and
Matte in the dim perspective.
FOURTH HEAT-Carey now reigned
supreme in the pools, the bets being
about two to one in her favor. When
the start was made she again forged
easily to the lead, keeping it all the way
around the first time by half Dozen
lengths. Everyone had settled back
alphabetically in the belief that the race
was ended, when, just as she neared the
three quarters pole, Carey went off her
feet, and a frenzy of yells assembled to
the skies. Daisy H. and Disturbance
had been swapping places just behind
her, but on the home stretch Daisy took
the lead, and Carey falling rapidly
backward on the home stretch, she
maintained it to the close, coming I'M
der the wire in 2.40, Disturbance second,
Carey third, Matte fourth.
FIFTH HEAT-The confidence in Carey
now fell several pegs-mainly because
she looked rather bad at the finish OF
the last heat. The field sold at $40, with
Carey at S13 and S14. A start was made
amid considerable excitement, with
Daisy at the pole. Carey went on head
as easily and naturally as if the place
belonged to her by right, Disturbance
coming second, and Daisy following
close. Carey again kept the lead until
Just before the turn on the last eighth
when she broSe in the same place as be-
fore. Daisy H. had gone on head OF
Disturbance when halt way round, and
she now came up even with Carey, the
two tearing down the home stretch
heads together, while the grand stand
surged and waved with excitement
Five seconds of suspended respiration
and the thing was over with Daisy OF
head, by the length of a neck, Carey
second, Disturbance third, Matte last
Time, 1857.
SIXTH HEAT-Carey and Daisy now
had two heats each, Disturbance one
Matte having failed to make one il
five, was sent to the stable. Pools solo
Carey $40 field $50. So much time
was taken in starting by reason of Con
nelly, Carey's driver, "scrouging'' tbt
advantage at the start, that Judge
Webb took him sharply to task severa
times, warning him to quit his monkey
shines, for which he was warmly ap
plauded. Then Disturbance got t.
forging 100 far ahead and the Judg.
announced that he would fine the frs
man ;hat jumped ahead of the poIG
horse, which brought more cheers. A
length start was made, and for the
first time Carey did not lead off. Daisy
kept on head, just half way round
When in front of the stand, however
Carey closed up the gap and the two
went the next quarter of mile with NJ
one able to venture q pct as to VIII,
would win. They came down ID,
homestretch almost level; Daisy com
menced steadily to close I'D the gan
but when within $50 feet of the stand
she went off her feet and therace an,
money were Carey's; time 2 go, Dais,
second Di sturbance last.
THE SECOND RACE,
the 2 25 class, trotting, was between tn
Colorado horses, Lister and Black Dis